Contact Pulmonology & Respiratory Care Department

The Asthma Program at Riley at IU Health provides advanced, family-centered outpatient and inpatient care for children with asthma that helps them lead more normal, fulfilling lives.

Your child will receive a thorough evaluation from our board certified pulmonologists and allergists. They will work with you and your child's primary care doctor to develop a treatment and follow-up plan that best suits your child’s needs. By controlling and managing asthma symptoms, your child can fully participate in school, sports and all other daily physical activities.

3. Control. Well-controlled asthma means your child can participate in all physical activities and is not having asthma symptoms more than twice a week. At follow-up visits, we focus on how well your child’s asthma is controlled. If the asthma is not well-controlled, we evaluate:

Environmental and household triggers

Need for allergy skin testing

Related medical conditions

Change in medicine

As part of our Asthma Program, children who require treatment in our hospital receive care from a multidisciplinary team that includes doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, asthma educators, social workers and case managers.

Our High-Risk Asthma Care Center provides care for children with unique challenges related to asthma management. We adjust medicines as needed to quickly control asthma flare-ups. For children in our program, this intensive team approach helps lower the number of hospital visits.

Conditions & Services

Conditions Treated

Our pediatric specialists provide patient- and family-centered care for most related conditions. The links below provide more specific information about some, but not all, of the conditions that we treat.

Services Offered

We offer a number of different Asthma services. Below are some, but not all, of the services that we provide. If you have a question about a specific service that is not listed here, please contact our program.

Program Forms & Resources

Program Forms & Resources

The Asthma Program at Riley at IU Health provides the following forms for parents, healthcare providers and personnel. We have also curated relevant resources from other websites and provided links with brief descriptions of the information that is available.

Related Departments

Related Departments

Health Professionals

For Health Professionals

The pediatric pulmonologists at Riley at IU Health work with
you to provide advanced diagnosis and treatment for your patients. You can
refer a patient and learn about our pulmonary research and education programs.

Refer A Patient

Riley at IU Health works with referring physicians in Indiana and beyond.

Research

Education

As faculty members of the Indiana University School of Medicine, we help train the next generation of pediatric pulmonologists. Our Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program provides post-residency training in an atmosphere of mentorship and collaboration.